(La Porte County, IN) - A suspected illegal alien is in the La Porte County Jail after caught driving without a license.

La Porte County Police said an officer clocked the man traveling 72 miles per hour last evening on U.S. 20 near Rolling Prairie.

According to police, the driver, Osvaldo Suarez Luna, admitted he came here illegally about a year ago and did not have a driver’s license.

Police said the man also told the officer he lives with a brother in Elkhart and was heading back there after working at a housing construction site.

He could face deportation.

Police say over 30 suspected illegals have been released from the county jail and into the custody of ICE, so far this year.